Game Day 50: vs Drakkar

SAINT JOHN - For the first time this season, the Saint John Sea Dogs will take on the Baie-Comeau Drakkar.

The Sea Dogs will look to break a five-game losing streak this evening, which was extended with a 6-0 home loss to the Moncton Wildcats last night.

The Drakkar, meanwhile, are coming off a 4-2 loss in Charlottetown last night, a game that saw Baie-Comeau record a total of seven shots in the first 40 minutes. The Drakkar are looking to get a win on this road trip before heading home. They fell 4-3 in Bathurst on Thursday.

The Sea Dogs will be wearing fan designed jerseys tonight. Game time is 7 p.m. at TD Station.

TV/Radio/Stream: None/Sea Dogs Radio/CHL TV

2024-25 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 19-30-0-0 for 38 points (sixth Maritimes/10th Eastern/16th QMJHL) while the Drakkar are 26-19-3-1 for 56 points (first Maritimes/first Eastern/first QMJHL).

Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 6-0 loss to the Moncton Wildcats on home ice last night. Eric Young made 38 saves in the loss. The Drakkar are coming off a 4-2 loss in Charlottetown last night. Matyas Melovsky and Justin Poirier had Drakkar goals. Lucas Beckman made 22 saves in the loss.

2024-25 head-to-head: This is the first meeting of the season between the Sea Dogs and Drakkar.

2023-24 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs were 0-2-0-0 against the Drakkar last season while Baie-Comeau went 2-0-0-0 against Saint John.

Last meeting: March 1, 2024 at TD Station where the Drakkar defeated the Sea Dogs 5-2. Justin Poirier scored twice for Baie-Comeau while singles came from Julien Paillé, Justin Gill and Isaac Dufort. Coen Miller and Tyler Peddle had Saint John goals. Lucas Beckman made 18 stops in the win. Patrick Leaver made 34 saves in the loss.

Ex-Sea Dogs on the Drakkar: None.

Drakkar to watch: Carolina Hurricanes prospect Justin Poirier, who is the younger brother of former Sea Dogs defenseman Jeremie Poirier, had two goals and two assists in four games against Saint John last season.

Random stat: The Sea Dogs will face yet another strong power play unit tonight. The Drakkar have the fourth best man advantage rating in the league at 27.6%. They went 2/5 in Charlottetown last night.

Notes: Nate Tivey leads Saint John in points with 34 and assists with 29... William Yared and Zachary Morin each have a team high 13 goals... Justin Poirier leads the Drakkar in points with 67 and goals with 37... Matyas Melovsky has a team high 40 assists... Saint John is 11-14-0-0 at home... Baie-Comeau is 12-10-2-1 on the road... Poirier sits third in the league in both points and goals... the Drakkar are averaging 10.98 penalty minutes per game, the third most in the QMJHL... Baie-Comeau is 5-4-0-0 against Maritimes Division clubs... Baie-Comeau has the second best penalty kill with a rating of 83.4%... Melovsky has goals in three straight road games and points in seven straight road games... the Sea Dogs have lost four straight home games.

Out of town:

Victoriaville at Drummondville - 4:00 PM EST 

Sherbrooke at Gatineau - 4:00 PM EST 

Rimouski at Québec - 4:00 PM EST 

Blainville-Boisbriand at Cape Breton - 7:00 PM AST 

Moncton at Charlottetown - 7:00 PM AST 

Acadie-Bathurst at Halifax - 7:00 PM AST 

Next game: The Sea Dogs are back in action next Saturday at TD Station when they host the Shawinigan Cataractes in a 3 p.m.